And $100 in Vietnam buys what $110 buys in Thailand. Prices across Thailand's economy average 110% of Vietnam's, so a dollar goes 10% further in Vietnam.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
Thailand
Vietnam
Economy
Population
71.6 million
101.6 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$577 billion
$515 billion
GDP per personUS dollars
$8,057
$5,066
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$26,250
$18,088
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
31%
28%
A US dollar goes as far as
$3.26 in the US
$3.57 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
$15.72 a day2024 survey · $5,738 a year · consumption
$13.32 a day2022 survey · $4,862 a year · consumption
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
Measure
Thailand
Vietnam
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$1.88 trillion
$1.84 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
10.09Thai baht
6,991Vietnamese dong
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$7,690
$4,970
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$25,570
$17,580
World Bank income groups: Thailand, upper middle income; Vietnam, upper middle income.
GDP per person at PPP· 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.